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In response to "the funny thing is, I think sexy dreams and worthwhile dreams are quite different right now. The stuff you said: sexy. Worthwhile? not so much, " by loosi

with the Apollo programs we had an education system that was designed to turn out scientists and engineers....

Posted by Remlik (aka remlik) Jan 23 '12, 19:39

that pushed America Technology to make us the best country in the world. With the dismantling of the Space Shuttle program from day 1 that push for American knowledge disappeared...

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you posted this to ME??? hah hah hah - loosi Jan 23, 19:40 9
- Well, it's good that they realized their mistakes around 1988 and corrected it. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 23, 19:41 8
  - and even further back. Nixon cut Apollo missions and cut the budget for Nasa...just think were we would have been. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 19:43 6
    - Did I miss where we are out of room on Earth? - Will Hunting Jan 23, 19:46
    - only tangentially related: The NASA Deputy Admin is supposedly my doppelganger. I have been told several times. -- nm - loosi Jan 23, 19:44 3
      - This lady? -- (link) - Roger More Jan 23, 19:48 2
        
        HA! no, her predecessor, Shana Dale. -- nm - loosi Jan 23, 19:50 1
        
        I was gonna say it's not exactly a CY/Spielberg level match -- nm - Roger More Jan 23, 19:52
    - It was easier to go to Vietnam than the Moon -- nm - Bacon Jan 23, 19:44
  - oh, more like 2000, and it corrected itselt. -- nm - loosi Jan 23, 19:42

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with the Apollo programs we had an education system that was designed to turn out scientists and engineers....

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